Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after opposition uproar
New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday after an uproar by opposition parties over various issues, including a CBI probe against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on alleged illegal mining. Members of the SP and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were up on their feet as soon as […]
US strikes kill top al-Qaeda plotter of USS Cole bombing in Yemen: Pentagon
Washington, Jan 7 (PTI) American airstrikes in Yemen killed a top al-Qaeda leader responsible for the deadly USS Cole bombing in 2000 in which 17 US sailors had lost their lives, the Pentagon said. Seventeen American sailors were killed and at least 40 others injured in the terrorist attack on the US Navy guided-missile destroyer […]
Six arrested for ATM theft
Jammu: Six people were arrested for allegedly stealing an ATM machine of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank here, police said Police received information that the J&K Bank ATM machine was taken away by thieves from Baba Talab on Saturday, SSP Jammu Tajinder Singh told reporters. During investigations, it was found that the thieves had dumped […]
MC employee dies in road mishap at Ganderbal
Srinagar: A Municipal Committee employee died in a road mishap at Ganderbal early Monday morning, policesources said. They said that the employee of MC Ganderbal was hit by a speeding Sumo vehicle while he was doing his job at Behama area the district. Reports said that the worker was clearing the snow from the road […]
MGNREGA in doldrums due to BJP govt’s neglect: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) Accusing the BJP-led government of neglecting the MGNREGA, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said in times of “rural distress”, the one thing that staved off hunger was the employment programme and now that too was in the “doldrums”. The former finance minister claimed that the states had exhausted […]
Severe cold wave revisits Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
Srinagar: A severe cold wave tightened its grip over the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Monday as temperatures dropped several notches below the freezing point. At minus 24.8 degrees Celsius, Drass town was the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir where even the maximum temperature remained below the freezing point at minus 9.8. Water […]
Militant recruitment, infiltration worries forces in JK
Srinagar/New Delhi: Failure to curb infiltration from across the Line of Control and putting a check on local recruitment of youth in militant groups remain a constant source of worry for security agencies in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Sunday. Analysing the trends of 2018, it has been seen that infiltration figures continue to […]
Indian agencies behind Jamia desecration, says HM Commander
Asks people not to let PDP chief visit their homes
Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo has reportedly condemned the desecration of pulpit at Jamia Masjid Srinagar, last week. The HM Commander has alleged that the Islamic State (ISIS) flags are being waved at the ‘behest of Indian agencies’. Naikoo, in a purported audio message, which has gone viral on social media on Sunday, said: […]
China passes law to make Islam ‘compatible with socialism’
Beijing: China has passed a new law that seeks to “Sinicize” Islam within the next five years, the latest move by Beijing to rewrite how religion is practised in the country, the media reported on Sunday. China’s leading English newspaper, Global Times, reported on Saturday that after a meeting with representatives from eight Islamic associations, […]
Separate NEET exam for valley students
Srinagar: National Board of Examinations (NBE) on Sunday announced that it will hold separate NEET-PG 2019 examination for students facing extreme difficulties in moving from Srinagar to their designated centres. “In the wake of inclement weather conditions in J&K, National Board of Examinations (NBE) today announced that it will hold separate NEET-PG 2019 exam for […]
